Belligerent Sexual Tension/Comic Books

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Examples of Belligerent Sexual Tension in Comic Books include:

  • Yorick and 355 do this more or less throughout Y: The Last Man. Then 355 is killed.
  • Subverted in Preacher (Comic Book)—a man deliberately tries to be the male half of this pair, and instead ends up... eaten by an alligator.
  • Calvin and Susie in Calvin and Hobbes, to an extent. With Susie being more stable, Calvin plays much of the role of the avoidant—attracted Tsundere as well as all of the Jerk with a Heart of Gold one, leaving her mostly to just react as any reasonable person would. In one early comic, Calvin makes a hate valentine and dumpster dives for some dead flowers. Susie reacts as can be expected by pelting him with a snowball. As she's walking away and he's recovering, their thought bubbles reveal:

Susie: Flowers and a valentine! He likes me!!
Calvin: She noticed! She likes me!